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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Willingen (Upland)

Hoppecketal Trail – Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve loop from Willingen

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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Willingen (Upland)

Hoppecketal Trail – Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve loop from Willingen

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4.8

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Hoppecketal Trail – Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve loop from Willingen

04:35

15.8km

380m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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3.10 km

Hoppecketal Trail

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The Hoppecketal offers a beautiful path along a lively stream. The hiker can gain altitude comfortably and quickly.

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5.36 km

Langenberg Summit (843 m) – Highest Point in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Little known but beautiful! The Langenberg lies between Bruchhausen, Wiemeringhausen, Niedersfeld and Willingen. Rothaar and Uplandsteig run directly over the summit. There is a stamp of the Assinghauser hiking pin on the cross.

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8.59 km

Neuer Hagen (Niedersfeld High Heath)

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Heathland with various sights and viewpoints.

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9.02 km

Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve

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A landscape with many facets

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9.20 km

Niedersfeld High Heath

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The landscape in the Neuer Hagen nature reserve is unique. A nice open area with lots of views. In late summer the colorful Besenheide, in winter when there is snow it is a beautiful cross-country skiing area.

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9.70 km

Hochheide Nature Reserve Neuer Hagen

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While this area was still a treeless tundra around 10,000 years ago, forests conquered large parts of the region with the subsequent warming. Only in some places has the tundra …

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13.2 km

View of the Ettelsberg reservoir and the Hochheideturm

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The storage pool is for the artificial snow of the ski slopes. A tour around the storage basin gives new impressions and prospects. Bathing forbidden.

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13.3 km

Ettelsberg Summit and Hochheideturm (High Heath Tower)

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The Ettelsberg near Willingen is an 837.7 m high mountain in the Rothaargebirge in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district. The mountain is known nationwide for its high heath, the "Willingen ski area" and the Hochheideturm.

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15.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

1.99 km

1.90 km

230 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.32 km

3.74 km

3.14 km

3.10 km

466 m

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (580 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

25°C

16°C

54 %

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June 25, 2023,🌸🪻Wunderschöner Wanderweg – 🌳Hochheide Runde von Willingen

A great circular hike between NRW and Hesse. We started from the Ettelsberg car park. First we went to the Hoppecketal. A nice route, along a creek. Further up to the highest mountain in NRW and the Rothaargebirge, the "Langenberg". The path had a decent incline. However beautiful through the forest. About roots and pine needles. Unfortunately, there is no …

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August 4, 2024,Willingen 🏫, Langenberg ⛰️, Hochheide 🪻, Ettelsberg 🗼

A beautiful tour that I can only recommend. Everything is subjective, of course. 😉😜 There was a lot going on in Willingen. A real tourist stronghold. 🫣 After the bike park, we went straight into the forest on really great hiking trails. The only really tough climb "starts" on the Grenzweg. Really steep, although very pleasant forest floor. It's almost …

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November 4, 2024,Von Willingen aus zu den höchsten Bergen des Sauerlands

The hike to the highest mountains in the Sauerland (Langenberg, Clemensberg and Ettelsberg) begins at the train station in Willingen (Northern Hesse).
From the train station, turn left along the main road to a bridge and then right to the cable car station, past which you reach the forest path (W4).
The paths lead past a small stream and are …

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September 11, 2021,Zur 𝑯𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒏🚶🏻‍♀️🌧️🌦️🌤️

Today I went to Willingen again - this time for hiking. Started at the Ettelsberg cable car, it went over forest and hiking trails through partly drizzling showers up to Langenberg. A river crossing and a lot of mud were part of the program. We continued over part of the Rothaarsteig to the Hochheidehütte and on to the summit of …

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January 23, 2022,Winterwonder-nebel-land in Willingen 🏔️❄️🥾

Today I spontaneously drove to Willingen to do a lap through the snow.
After I got hold of one of the rare parking spaces, I started on the W4 hiking trail to the Grenzweg. From here it went - after crossing a stream - relatively steeply uphill to the Rothaarsteig. It then continued over this over the summit of the …

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May 6, 2025,Wald und Heide: Willingen - Langenberg - Hochheide - Ettelsberg

A very beautiful and varied tour with a good place to stop for refreshments at the Hochheide Hut. The descent from Langenberg is off-grid, as the border path marked on Komoot no longer exists (through the forest). The final descent to Willingen is via the gondola (€11 or MeineCard plus).

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October 23, 2021,Runde Willingen

Nice round with a lot of forest, partly very muddy paths and great views.

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August 26, 2023,Sauerland: Gipfelkreuze in der Hochheide ⛰️🌿😍

We wanted heather blossom, chose the high heath "Hoher Hagen" - and got a hiking fairy tale. A bit of mountain feeling, pink flowering heather and many paths. 🤩
Going to Willingen on a Saturday with glorious weather seems a bit daring, but if you walk the other way around than the rest, then you end up with the Ettelsberg …

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Hoppecketal Trail – Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve loop from Willingen

Hoppecketal Trail

Langenberg Summit (843 m) – Highest Point in North Rhine-Westphalia

Neuer Hagen (Niedersfeld High Heath)

Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve

Niedersfeld High Heath

Hochheide Nature Reserve Neuer Hagen

View of the Ettelsberg reservoir and the Hochheideturm

Ettelsberg Summit and Hochheideturm (High Heath Tower)

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